Programs and Degrees at UMBC

UMBC’s commitment to innovative teaching, relevant research, and supportive community empowers and inspires inquisitive minds. UMBC offers students the learning opportunities of a liberal arts college with the creative intensity of a leading research university.

Here you will find the current graduate and undergraduate programs and degrees offered at UMBC’s main campus as well as UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove.

Degrees Offered

Bachelor’s

B.A. = Bachelor of Arts
B.F.A. = Bachelor of Fine Arts
B.S. = Bachelor of Science

Certificates

Cert MD/CAEP approv = Certificate Maryland approved CAEP program
P.B. Cert = Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
P.M. Cert = Post-Masters Certificate
U.D. Cert = Upper Division Certificate

Master’s

M.S. = Master of Science
M.P.S. = Master of Professional Studies
M.F.A. = Master of Fine Arts
M.P.P. = Master of Public Policy
M.A.T. = Master of Arts in Teaching
M.A.E. = Master of Arts in Education
M.A. = Master of Arts

Doctoral

Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy

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Title/Focus	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral	Certificates	Minor
Africana Studies	B.A.				Minor
Aging Services
Management of Aging Services	B.A.	M.A.		P.B. Cert
Dementia Care Services				P.B. Cert
Senior Housing Administration				P.B. Cert
American Studies	B.A.				Minor
Ancient Studies	B.A.				Minor
Asian Studies	B.A.			U.D. Cert	Minor
Anthropology, Cultural see also Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health	B.A.				Minor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology see also Biological Sciences	B.S.
Biological Sciences
Applied Molecular Biology		M.S.
Biological Sciences	B.A. B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.		Minor
Biology Education	B.A.
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology	B.S.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	B.S.
Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Sciences		M.S.	Ph.D.
Molecular and Cell Biology			Ph.D.
Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences			Ph.D.
Quantitative Biology					Minor
Biotechnology see also Division of Professional Studies see also The Universities at Shady Grove		M.P.S.
Biotechnology Management see also Division of Professional Studies				P.B. Cert
Translational Life Science Technology see also The Universities at Shady Grove	B.S.
Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering
Biochemical Regulatory Engineering see also Division of Professional Studies				P.B. Cert
Chemical Engineering	B.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering		M.S.	Ph.D.
Environmental Engineering		M.S.	Ph.D.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry			Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	B.S.
Chemistry	B.A. B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.		Minor
Chemistry Education	B.A.
Molecular and Cell Biology			Ph.D.
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering	B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Computer Science	B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.		Minor
Electrical Engineering		M.S.	Ph.D.
Cybersecurity see also Division of Professional Studies see also The Universities at Shady Grove		M.S.
Cybersecurity Operations				P.B. Cert
Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy				P.B. Cert
Data Science see also Division of Professional Studies		M.P.S.		P.B. Cert
Digital Forensics				P.B. Cert
Dance	B.A.				Minor
Economics	B.A.				Minor
Financial Economics	B.S.				Minor
Accounting				U.D. Cert
Finance				U.D. Cert	Minor
Management Accounting				U.D. Cert
Economic Policy					Minor
Global Economics					Minor
Mathematical and Quantitative Economics					Minor
Economic Policy Analysis		M.A.
Education see also Division of Professional Studies		M.A.E.
Early Childhood Education				Cert MD/CAEP approv
Elementary Education				Cert MD/CAEP approv
Elementary/Middle Science Education				P.B. Cert
Mathematics Education				P.B. Cert
Mathematics Instructional Leadership (K-8)				P.B. Cert
Middle Grades STEM Education	B.S.
Secondary Education				Cert MD/CAEP approv
Secondary Science Inquiry				P.B. Cert
Secondary Physical Science Education				P.B. Cert
STEM Education				P.B. Cert
STEM Educational Leadership				P.B. Cert
Teaching		M.A.T.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages see also TESOL		M.A.		Cert MD/CAEP approv P.B. Cert
Emergency Health Services	B.S.	M.S.			Minor
Emergency Management				P.B. Cert
Engineering Management see also Division of Professional Studies		M.S.		P.B. Cert
Project Management				P.B. Cert
English Language Institute
English	B.A.				Minor
Creative Writing					Minor
Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology					Minor
Literature & Culture					Minor
Texts, Technologies, and Literature		M.A.
Medieval and Early Modern Studies					Minor
Entrepreneurship and Innovation					Minor
French see Modern Languages and Linguistics					Minor
Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies	B.A.			P.B. Cert U.D. Cert	Minor
Critical Sexuality Studies				U.D. Cert	Minor
Geographic Information Systems see also Division of Professional Studies		M.P.S.		P.B. Cert
Geographic Information Science				U.D. Cert
Geography and Environmental Systems		M.S.	Ph.D.
Environmental Science					Minor
Environmental Science & Geography	B.S.
Geography					Minor
Geography & Environmental Studies	B.A.
German see Modern Languages and Linguistics					Minor
Gerontology			Ph.D.
Global Studies	B.A.
Greek see Ancient Studies
Health Information Technology see also Division of Professional Studies		M.P.S.
History	B.A.				Minor
East Asian History					Minor
Historical Studies		M.A.
Honors College				U.D. Cert
Human Context of Science & Technology				U.D. Cert
Individualized Studies	B.A. B.S.
Information Systems	B.S.	M.S. offered In Person and Online	Ph.D.		Minor
Artificial Intelligence				P.B. Cert offered Online
Auditing for Information Systems				U.D. Cert
Business Technology Administration	B.A.
Cybersecurity Informatics				U.D. Cert P.B. Cert offered Online
Data Science Informatics				P.B. Cert offered Online
Decision Making Support				U.D. Cert
Foundations of Information Systems				P.B. Cert offered Online
Health Information Technology				U.D. Cert
Human Centered Computing		M.S.	Ph.D.
Management Science				U.D. Cert
MBA Preparatory Studies				U.D. Cert
Network Administration				U.D. Cert
Project Management for Information Systems				U.D. Cert
Software Engineering		M.P.S.		P.B. Cert
User Experience Design				P.B. Cert offered Online
User Experience, Web and Mobile Development				U.D. Cert
Intercultural Communication see also Modern Languages and Linguistics		M.A.		U.D. Cert
Judaic Studies					Minor
Korean see Modern Languages and Linguistics					Minor
Language, Literacy & Culture			Ph.D.
Latin see Ancient Studies
Marine-Estuarine Environmental Science see Biological Sciences		M.S.	Ph.D.
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics		M.S.	Ph.D.
Biomathematics					Minor
Mathematics	B.A. B.S.				Minor
Statistics	B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.		Minor
Mechanical Engineering	B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Computational Thermal/Fluid Dynamics				P.B. Cert
Integrated Product Development and Manufacturing see Division of Professional Studies				P.B. Cert
Mechatronics				P.B. Cert
Media and Communication Studies	B.A.			U.D. Cert
Modern Languages and Linguistics	B.A.				Minor
Applied Linguistics	Concentration
Arabic				U.D. Cert
Chinese				U.D. Cert
French	Concentration			U.D. Cert
German	Concentration			U.D. Cert
Japanese				U.D. Cert
Korean				U.D. Cert
Language and Cultural Studies	Concentration
Russian	Concentration			U.D. Cert
Spanish	Concentration			U.D. Cert
Two-Language	Concentration
Molecular and Cell Biology see also Biological Sciences			Ph.D.
Molecular Biology, Applied see also Biological Sciences		M.S.
Music					Minor
American Contemporary Music				P.B. Cert
Jazz Studies	B.A.
Music Composition	B.A.
Music Education	B.A.
Music Performance	B.A.
Music Technology	B.A.
Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences see Biological Sciences			Ph.D.
Philosophy	B.A.				Minor
History of Philosophy				U.D. Cert
Philosophy, Ethics, and Values				U.D. Cert
Philosophy, Law, and Politics				U.D. Cert
Philosophy, Logic, and Science				U.D. Cert
Philosophy of Mind and Psychology				U.D. Cert
Physics	B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Astronomy					Minor
Astrophysics					Minor
Atmospheric Physics		M.S.	Ph.D.
Physics					Minor
Physics Education	B.A.
Political Science see also The Universities at Shady Grove	B.A.				Minor
Public Administration and Policy				U.D. Cert
Security Studies				U.D. Cert
Pre-Professional and Allied Health
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Medical Technology
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Law
Psychology see also The Universities at Shady Grove	B.A. B.S.				Minor
Applied Developmental Psychology			Ph.D.
Human Services Psychology		M.A.	Ph.D.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology see also The Universities at Shady Grove see also Division of Professional Studies		M.P.S.		U.D. Cert
Organizational Consulting				P.B. Cert
Training and Talent Development				P.B. Cert
Learning and Performance Technology see also Division of Professional Studies		M.A.
eLearning				P.B. Cert
Instructional Systems Development				P.B. Cert
Instructional Technology				P.B. Cert
Organizational Consulting				P.B. Cert
Training and Talent Development				P.B. Cert
Public Health see also Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health	B.A.				Minor
Public Policy		M.P.P.	Ph.D.
Religious Studies					Minor
Russian see Modern Languages and Linguistics
Social Work see also Universities at Shady Grove	B.A.				Minor
Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
Applied Sociology		M.A.
Cultural Anthropology	B.A.				Minor
Sociology	B.A.				Minor
Public Health	B.A.
Applied Social Research Methods				P.B. Cert
Social Dimensions of Health				P.B. Cert U.D. Cert
Spanish see Modern Languages and Linguistics
Systems Engineering see also Division of Professional Studies see also Universities at Shady Grove		M.S.		P.B. Cert
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages see also Division of Professional Studies		M.A.		Cert MD/CAEP approv P.B. Cert
Theatre	B.A.				Minor
Acting	B.F.A.
Visual Arts
Intermedia and Digital Arts		M.F.A.
Visual Arts	B.A.				Minor
Visual and Media Arts	Concentration
Art History and Museum Studies					Minor
Visual Arts	B.F.A.				Minor
Animation	Concentration
Photography and Cinema	Concentration
Print Media	Concentration
Cinematic Arts					Minor
Photography					Minor
Print Media					Minor
Design	B.F.A.
Graphic Design	Concentration

Division of Professional Studies (DPS)

Title/Focus	Master’s	Certificates
Biotechnology	M.P.S.
Biotechnology Management		P.B. Cert
Biochemical Regulatory Engineering		P.B. Cert
College Teaching and Learning Science		P.M. Cert
Community Leadership	M.P.S.	P.B. Cert
Cybersecurity	M.S.
Cybersecurity Operations		P.B. Cert
Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy		P.B. Cert
Data Science	M.P.S.	P.B. Cert
Digital Forensics		P.B. Cert
Education	M.A.E.
Engineering Management	M.S.	P.B. Cert
Project Management		P.B. Cert
Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Leadership	M.P.S.
Entrepreneurship		P.B. Cert
Innovation		P.B. Cert
Leadership		P.B. Cert
Geographic Information Systems	M.P.S.	P.B. Cert
Health Information Technology	M.P.S.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology	M.P.S.
Organizational Consulting		P.B. Cert
Training and Talent Development		P.B. Cert
Learning and Performance Technology	M.A.	P.B. Cert
eLearning		P.B. Cert
Instructional Systems Development		P.B. Cert
Instructional Technology		P.B. Cert
Organizational Consulting		P.B. Cert
Training and Talent Development		P.B. Cert
Software Engineering	M.P.S.	P.B. Cert
Systems Engineering	M.S.	P.B. Cert
Systems Engineering w/Certificate in Cybersecurity	M.S.	P.B. Cert
Teaching	M.A.T.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)	M.A.	P.B. Cert Cert MD / CAEP approv
Technical Management	M.P.S.

The Universities at Shady Grove

Title/Focus	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Certificates
Biotechnology		M.P.S.
Biotechnology Management			P.B. Cert
Computer Science	B.S.
Cybersecurity		M.S.
Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy			P.B. Cert
Data Science		M.P.S.	P.B. Cert
History	B.A.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology		M.P.S.
Mechanical Engineering	B.S.
Political Science	B.A.
Psychology	B.A.
Social Work	B.A.
Translational Life Science Technology	B.S.

Online Master’s and Certificates

Title/Focus	Master’s	Certificates
College Teaching and Learning Science		P.M. Cert
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)	M.A.	P.B. Cert
Emergency Health Services	M.S.	P.B. Cert
Information Systems	M.S.
Artificial Intelligence		P.B. Cert
Cybersecurity Informatics		P.B. Cert
Data Science Informatics		P.B. Cert
Foundations of Information Systems		P.B. Cert
User Experience Design		P.B. Cert
Learning and Performance Technology	M.A.	P.B. Cert
eLearning		P.B. Cert
Instructional Systems Development		P.B. Cert
Instructional Technology		P.B. Cert

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